VIDEO: In many of Wisconsin's small communities, if there is a fire at your home, there's a good chance a volunteer will be coming to fight it. That was the case during a recent fire in Kohlsville in Washington County. Firefighters are crediting a boy, 10, for saving the day. He might not be the oldest volunteer, but if you need a tour of the Kohlsville Fire Department, Peyton Theusch, 10, has been coming to the fire station for about half his life.
- PUB DATE: 3/25/2018 8:39:42 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6

Officials with the Milwaukee Fire Department are issuing a warning following reports of individuals in West Allis going door-to-door, posing as firefighters. MFD officials said these individuals ask to inspect fire alarms in homes. They noted that while the Milwaukee Fire Department does install smoke alarms on a daily basis in the city of Milwaukee, there would generally be a fire engine or ladder truck nearby.
- PUB DATE: 3/25/2018 5:29:28 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6

A father and son died when silage collapsed on them while they worked inside a silo Saturday evening in Barron County. Daniel Briel, 51, and David Briel, 14, died on the scene of the incident at 671 17½ St., south of Barron. A third man who escaped the silage collapse called 911 at 7:49 p.m., according to the Barron County sheriff’s office.
- PUB DATE: 3/25/2018 1:45:50 PM - SOURCE: Eau Claire Leader-Telegram

VIDEO: One person was taken to the hospital after a car crashed into an apartment building Sunday morning on the city's east side. Fond du Lac Fire/Rescue personnel responded about 8:40 a.m. to Golfview Estate Apartments, 265 Whispering Springs Drive, where they found a four-door car crashed into a first-floor apartment, according to the department.
- PUB DATE: 3/25/2018 11:25:05 AM - SOURCE: Oshkosh Northwestern

VIDEO: The Racine Fire Department responded to a home on Gilson Street just before 6:30AM Sunday for a fire. When firefighters arrived and searched the house they found a resident suffering from “injuries unsustainable to life.” Firefighters also found three deceased pets inside the home. The fire damage was primarily contained to a bedroom with smoke damage extending through the rest of the home.
- PUB DATE: 3/25/2018 10:44:03 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

On March 24, 0 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On March 23, 2 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

According to Western Lakes Fire Chief Bradley Bowen, the Medical Division on Thursday, March 22 transported a total of 64 patients by ambulance to Oconomowoc and Aurora Hospitals. The individuals transported included both students and faculty of the school. Throughout the day, the two emergency departments evaluated an additional 40 walk-in patients for related symptoms.
- PUB DATE: 3/23/2018 9:59:44 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6

Two York City firefighters were killed when a wall collapsed Thursday at the former Weaver Piano & Organ Co. building, which had been heavily damaged in a fire that began the day before. Ivan Flanscha, 50, of York Township, died just before 4 p.m. at York Hospital, according to a report from the York County Coroner's Office.
- PUB DATE: 3/23/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: York Dispatch

A veteran city firefighter was killed in a raging five-alarm fire on a Harlem film set Thursday night, the FDNY said. Firefighter Michael Davidson, 37, was the nozzle man, the first to brave the flames when his company, Engine 69, arrived at the scene on St. Nicholas Ave. at W. 149th St. at 10:50 p.
- PUB DATE: 3/23/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Daily News

Joshua Granada, the 2017 fire fighter of the year, filed a wrongful termination civil lawsuit against the city of Orlando Thursday, arguing the reason cited for his dismissal was just an excuse to remove him from the job. Granada, a 10-year veteran of the Orlando Fire Department, was recognized for his response to the Pulse nightclub massacre during a ceremony in Tallahassee with Gov.
- PUB DATE: 3/23/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: clickorlando.com

Four Virginia Beach firefighters are suing the city over what they call a tainted promotion process. The suit filed in Virginia Beach Circuit Court is on behalf of David Scherrer, Richard Ivrving, Alexander Wazlak and Mark Bayly. The master firefighters were all looking to become captains. The promotions process began in May 2017.
- PUB DATE: 3/23/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: wavy.com

California's Pacific Gas & Electric Co. will start switching off power to minimize sparks in vulnerable areas during times of extreme fire danger, it said Thursday, as state investigators examine whether the utility's equipment set off deadly Northern California wildfires. The move for pre-emptive power cutoffs is one that some local officials and fire survivors have urged after recent wildfires.
- PUB DATE: 3/23/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: nbcbayarea.com

On March 22, 1 residential fire fatality was reported by the Nation's news media.

The city has tapped Greg Benson, a former fire chief with more than 35 years of public safety experience, to serve as the head of the Victorville Fire Department, officials said Wednesday. Benson will oversee the city’s underway transition from San Bernardino County Fire to its own agency. He is expected to begin April 23.
- PUB DATE: 3/22/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Victorville Daily Press

Maplewood and its Fire Relief Association have been engaged in a money squabble ever since the city announced a staffing change that would eliminate part-time firefighters. That battle could end with a city victory if recently proposed legislation is passed this session at the state Capitol. At the center of the feud is a $1.
- PUB DATE: 3/22/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: TwinCities.com

When Sara Errinton joined the Syracuse Fire Department, she was shown a list of fire stations where she couldn't work. She was a woman, and those stations didn't have coed facilities. Soon after, when she asked to be part of the hazardous materials team, she was again told no. A woman of child-bearing age shouldn't be around hazardous materials, officials told her.
- PUB DATE: 3/22/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Syracuse Post-Standard & Syracuse.com

Nearly half a million smoke alarms nationwide are being recalled due to a risk of failure to alert consumers to a fire, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Wednesday. About 452,000 Kidde dual-sensor (photoelectric and ionization) smoke alarms sold in the U.S. and another 40,000 sold in Canada may be defective, the warning states.
- PUB DATE: 3/22/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNEP.com

Limington town officials say a “stand-down” order for the fire department has been lifted after it was determined that its firefighting gear meets Maine standards. Selectmen in the York County town on Saturday ordered volunteer firefighters not to respond to fires because it appeared their gear was out of compliance with national standards that say the equipment should be retired 10 years after it is manufactured.
- PUB DATE: 3/22/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Portland Press Herald

On March 21, 2 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.